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Shipping container architecture is one of the biggest (relatively) new things in building these days. With the low cost, environmentally friendliness, and availability of the materials, it’s no wonder that more and more architects are getting turned on to the possibilities of shipping containers. They’re perfect for more than just building houses; they are also [...]

Forget silly things like human anatomy and the laws of physics. When it comes to Photoshop, reality needn’t apply – just clone, rotate, skew, blur and hope nobody notices. From missing limbs to outrageously overzealous retouching, an incredible number of Photoshop screw-ups have graced magazine covers, product packaging and store displays.

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Designed by Thomas Bernstrand, The Kajen Public Bench is a very interesting & comfortable public seating idea. I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who would like to see more of these benches in parks and public spaces. Crafted in an expressive, swooping form that balances atop three structural supports, the bench is [...]

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What you can observe in the pictures below is a makeover of a  Victorian house located in the South of Dublin. The team behind this plan is Ailtireacht, whose headquarters is also in Dublin. The owners of the house wanted some more living space so the brief consisted in adding such a construction, in order [...]

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You were probably thinking about USA as “the place to be” in matters of big and luxurious homes. However, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia recently revealed some interesting information regarding the country with the world’s largest homes. Apparently Australia took the lead, with an average home size of 214.6 square meters (2,310 sq ft). The [...]

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“Deformscape” is a recent project from Thom Faulders, founder of  Faulders Studio, an architecture company from the US. The project is in fact an interesting outdoor pattern that was created in order to bring something fresh to a house in San Francisco. We quote from the designer’s website: “This limited space outdoor sculpture garden inherits [...]

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If you are one to go for residences that are constructed with sustainable materials, what better way to do that than actually use nature in your architecture plans? This is the case with this interesting looking house in the images below. Located in Nas montanhas de Fafe, Portugal, its resistance is mainly ensured by two [...]

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This dream home comes from MCK Architects, a team from Sydney, Australia. From their rich portfolio, we can say that many projects caught our eyes, due to their original approach. However, today we would like to present  the River House, mainly because it has the ability to impress one down to its smallest details. With [...]

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Sabiha Gökçen International Airport has recently been open and in short time became a modern symbol of Istanbul and Turkey. This is probably due to the fact that the building is not only a terminal, but currently the world’s largest earthquake-proof building as well. The structure has a stunning 2 million square feet surface and [...]

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